A federal judge ruled on Thursday that the Defense Department was in contempt of court, for failing to videotape testimony given by a Guantanamo Bay detainee by teleconference at a court hearing in June.  U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler wanted the taping to be done, she wrote in a contempt ruling, … Here is the original post:  Pentagon ...

The Court has not decided the political speech case Citizens United.  It has issued the following opinions: Mohawk Industries v. Carpenter (08-678):  Affirmed.  Justice Sotomayor delivered the opinion of the Court; Justice Thomas joined in part and filed a separate opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment. Held: Disclosure … Read the original:  Today’s Opinions

The Supreme Court on Monday released the list of cases to be argued in the sitting beginning Mon., Jan. See the original post:  January argument calendar

The Supreme Court on Friday released the list of lawyers who will be arguing cases in the session that begins on Monday, Nov. 30.  The list may be downloaded here. Original post: December hearing list

The Court has granted certiorari in three cases,  Morrison v. National Australia Bank (08-1191), Renico v. Lett (09-338), and Barber v. See the original post here:  Today’s Orders